Guest Speakers

We have held a variety of events on campus intended for the broad Cornell Tech community, including Fireside Chats with Visiting Practitioners and Guest Speakers as part of the PiTech Impact Studio class.

Our Guest Speakers provide students with knowledge and insights about public interest technology across different fields and inspire and motivate them to apply their technical skills in the public interest.

PiTech Guest Speakers

  • Leo Bonnani

    Sourcemap
    Founder + CEO

  • Ope Bukola

    Kibo School
    CEO

  • Jessica Cole

    USDR
    Co Founder

  • Lilian Coral

    Knight Foundation
    Dir, national strategy + tech innovation

  • Dr. Priya Donti

    Climate Change AI (CCAI)
    Co-founder and Executive Director

  • Cheryl Dorsey

    Echoing Green
    Founder + President

  • Christie George

    New Media Ventures
    President

  • Dr. Rachel Gillum

    Salesforce
    Head of Ethical + Humane Tech Policy

  • Janet Haven

    Data & Society
    Executive Director

  • Dragana Kaurin

    Localization Lab
    Founder

  • Ariel Kennan

    Service Design Studio, Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation
    Founder, Senior Fellow

  • Matt Klein

    Robin Hood
    Chief Program Officer

  • Raina Kumra

    Juggernaut, The Fund LA
    CEO, Managing Dir

  • Reuben Ogbonna

    Marcy Lab School
    Co-Founder + Executive Director

  • Kimberly Osagie

    Echoing Green
    Vice President, Programs

  • Anjana Rajan

    Polaris
    CTO

  • Reshma Saujani

    Girls Who Code
    Founder

  • Sapna Shah

    Global Impact Investment Network
    CPO

  • Jim Shelton

    Blue Meridian
    Chief Impact and Investment Officer

  • Michelle Shevin

    PIT Catalyst Fund, Ford Foundation
    Manager

  • Roxann Stafford

    Blueprint Fund
    Executive Director

  • Aniyia Williams

    Zebras Unite Omidyar Network
    Co-Founder Principal

Meet our ViPs

  • Karen Bhatia

    Lawyer and Faculty,
    Stanford University

    Read Bio +

  • Chante Harris

    Founder & Managing Partner
    Eunoia Group

    Read Bio +

  • Luke Farrell

    Senior Advisor for Technology and Delivery
    The White House

    Read Bio +

  • Afua Bruce

    Public Interest Technologist / Author

    Read Bio +

  • Jorge Fontanez

    CEO of B Lab U.S. & Canada .

    Read Bio +

  • Stephan Nicoleau

    Partner at FullCycle .

    Read Bio +

  • Jennifer Park

    Executive Director, Opportunity Accelerator, Results for America

    Read Bio +

  • Rhonda Allen

    CEO / /dev/color .

    Read Bio +

  • Anjana Rajan

    CTO, Polaris .

    Read Bio +

  • Oscar Romero

    Program Director, NYC’s Mayor’s Office of the CTO

    Read Bio +

  • Roxann Stafford

    Managing Director, Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund

    Read Bio +

Want to learn more?

Reach out to pitech-info@tech.cornell.edu